English noun: metric system | |||
1. | metric system (quantity) a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | ||
Broader (hypernym) | system of weights and measures | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cgs, cgs system, International System, International System of Units, SI, SI system, SI unit, Systeme International, Systeme International d'Unites | ||
Part holonym | metric weight unit, weight unit | ||